Summer Technology Workshops for Kids

The Department of Engineering Technology and School of Construction offer summer workshops to children, ages 9-14, which allow them to explore different areas of technology with hands-on experiences. The workshops are:

Adventures in Robotics

Construct your future

Pitt State faculty conduct the workshops within the laboratories and classrooms of the Kansas Technology Center available in several different sessions to accommodate as many young minds as possible.

We will provide a supervised place to eat lunch for students that want to attend both afternoon and morning sessions. Those planning on staying during the lunch hour will need to bring a sack lunch.

Adventures in Robotics Workshop 2015

Adventures in Robotics is a series of hands-on workshops for children conducted each summer by the Pittsburg State University faculty. Children must be 9 years old by July 1st in order to enroll, with a recommended upper limit of 13. All sessions will be held in the laboratories and facilities of the Kansas Technology Center on the east side of the Pittsburg State University campus.

Topics to be covered include the following: teamwork, programming, brainstorming, construction techniques, robotic basics, and electro-mechanics.

Students enrolling in Robotics II should have completed Robotics I or have prior experience with Lego(TM) Systems.

Construct Your Future 2015

A fast paced look at the materials, processes, and design methods involved in the construction industry. Students will receive first hand experience on material classification and usage. For children ages 9-14. Attendees must be 9 years old by July 1st!